Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oman
Oman: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 12.9% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oman, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Oman recorded 12.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oman peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2012.
Oman ranks 70th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More infrastructure data for Oman
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 435,596 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0825 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 435,596 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oman?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Oman was 12.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- How does Oman rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Oman ranks 70th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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